Ice pick



H. F. NILES Dec; 14, 1937.

ICE PICK Filed Oct. 14, 1935 ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 14, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

My invention relates to ice picks and more particularly to an ice pickdesigned for use in breaking up ice into small pieces quickly and asneeded at the serving counter. In serving certain drinks,

it is highly desirable that the ice be broken into quite small pieces soas to quickly affect the cooling operation of the drink into which it isplaced. Various machines have been devised for this purpose, but thebest results are had when the ice can be quickly and convenientlychipped from a large piece at the time it is needed.

Among the salient objects of my invention are to provide a hand ice pickwith plural rows of sharp prongs, the prongs of one row projectingfurther down than the prongs of another row; to provide in a pick of thecharacter referred to rows of sharp prongs in which the prongs of onerow are staggered with relation to the prongs of another row; to providein such a pick two rows of sharp prongs which converge toward eachother, and, in general, to provide a simple, practical and moreefiicient ice pick of the character referred to.

In order to fully explain my invention, I have illustrated oneembodiment of the same on the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a rear view of an ice pick embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is an edge view thereof, also showing in light broken lines,the outline of a block of ice on which the pick is about to be used; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view, with part broken away and shown insection on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the body of the pick is designated4, which is integral with a handle 5, and in the form shown said bodyand handle are cast of suitable metal. The front face of the body isshown flat and straight, at 4, while the rear face is shown flat and ata slight angle relative to the front face, as at 4". A front row ofsharp prongs, 6, 6, is shown anchored in the body 4, near the frontface, while a back row of sharp prongs designated 1, I, are anchored insaid body 4 near the rear face thereof and at an angle corresponding tothe angle of said face, said rear prongs being shorter than the prongsof the front row, as will be clear from the showing, and said prongsbeing staggered with relation to the prongs of the front row, as will beclear from the showing in Fig. 1.

The body 4, at its lower end, between the rows of prongs, is taperedfrom back to front, as at 8, and also tapers from the middle in oppositedirections, as shown at 9, 9, Fig. 3. By so tapering the body of thedevice between the rows of prongs, it facilitates the movement of theparticles of ice from between said prongs and prevents clogging.

In use, the ice pick is held and operated substantially as indicated inFig. 2, with an up and down gouging movement, the short prongs .1, 1,gouging down into the ice and tending to break off pieces at each prong,while the long prongs gouge into the faces of the pieces being broken bythe short prongs and break said pieces into smaller pieces. This is mademore effective by reason of the staggering arrangement of said prongs.It will be noted that if said prongs were extended lengthwise they wouldcome together or intersect. The contacts of said points with the blockof ice are in directions which are toward each other, which operates tobreak the particles of ice from the block and to break said particlesthemselves as they are engaged by the longer prongs in the gougingoperation of the pick.

I am aware that changes in details can be made in the showing here madefor descriptive purposes without departing from the spirit of theinvention, and I do not, therefore, limit the invention to these detailsexcept as I may be limited by the hereto appended claims.

I claim:

1. An ice pick including a body having a handle and having two rows ofsharp prongs set therein and projecting therefrom, longitudinallythereof, one row of prongs being shorter than the other row and beingset at an angle thereto, whereby said prongs, if extended lengthwise,would intersect the line of said longer prongs. A

2. An ice pick of the character shown and described including a bodyhaving sharp prongs anchored therein in different rows, one row beinghigher than an adjacent row, said body tapering from one row to theother row, the prongs of each row being staggered with relation to theprongs of the adjacent row.

3. An ice pick including a body with handle, said body being providedwith two rows of sharp prongs set therein, onerow being set higher thanthe other row and said body tapering from one row to the other row, saidbody also tapering from the middle portion thereof laterally to theopposite sides thereof, between said rows, and the prongs of one rowbeing staggered with relation to the prongs of the other row,substantially as shown and described.

4. An ice pick of the character shown and described and including a bodyhaving two rows of sharp prongs set therein at different levels, theprongs of one row being staggered with relation to the prongs of theother row, and the prongs of one row being set at an angle to convergetoward the prongs of the other row, and said body being tapered betweensaid rows in different directions to facilitate removal of particles ofice from be-' tween said rows of prongs.

HARRY F. NILES.

